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University of Ottawa vs York University: who pays more?

University of Ottawa had 2,861 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $144,819, York University 2,557 with a median of $157,104 — York University pays its listed staff 8% more at the median, and University of Ottawa lists 1.1× as many people.

On the list

University of Ottawa
2,861
York University
2,557

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

University of Ottawa
$144,819
York University
$157,104

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

University of Ottawa
$158,196
York University
$170,678

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

University of Ottawa
$452.7M
York University
$438.1M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • University of Ottawa
  • York University
University of Ottawa and York University, 1996–2025University of Ottawa: $104,691 in 1996 to $144,819 in 2025. York University: $112,022 in 1996 to $157,104 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1996200620152025

Median salary paid on each employer’s Sunshine List filing. A gap is a year the employer filed nobody under this name.

Year by year

University of Ottawa and York University by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearUniversity of OttawaYork University
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20252,861$144,8192,557$157,104
20242,244$160,3422,711$159,321
20232,047$151,8492,318$150,148
20221,949$153,0182,229$152,989
20211,850$153,2792,125$149,843
20201,675$154,2711,995$150,740
20191,595$153,6841,850$153,620
20181,530$150,1591,691$147,823
20171,496$148,0051,681$146,733
20161,440$143,1941,655$147,321
20151,400$139,1681,609$138,782
20141,279$136,9941,589$139,455
20131,246$136,2101,596$134,683
20121,047$129,3081,553$133,304
20111,023$127,6451,467$131,315
2010967$126,9111,369$127,714
2009861$125,4661,239$125,752
2008685$118,8231,095$123,272
2007627$119,2971,023$121,536
2006650$123,727703$116,218
2005369$113,153691$115,553
2004341$112,404577$113,208
2003303$113,834483$110,147
2002260$112,565362$110,228
2001207$112,783271$110,361
2000148$110,600177$111,146
1999155$109,136126$113,979
1998126$108,15494$113,604
1997107$106,98081$114,545
199676$104,69171$112,022

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Method. Medians and averages are salary paid; listed payroll is total compensation (salary plus taxable benefits), as filed. Both sides come from the same Ontario Sunshine List, which covers only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more — so this compares the shape of each employer’s six-figure payroll, not its whole workforce, and an employer with more low-paid staff simply lists fewer of them. A side with fewer than five people keeps its count but shows “<5” instead of a median, average or payroll figure, since any of those would be that handful of people’s own numbers. Sector: Universities. Data runs through 2025.